PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has led a delegation of government ministers to visit the Pacific Games facilities on Wednesday. Accompanying the delegation was the President of Pacific Games Council (PGC), Vidhya Lakhan and PGC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Minogue. The Ambassador of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Li Ming, later joined the party at…
Premier Matin Fini is in the capital to hold dialogues with the national government and donors on policy redirection MALAITA Premier, Martin Fini, has arrived in the capital for top level discussions with stakeholders in line with interventions outlined in the Malaita New Government Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) Policy. The 46-year-old MPA arrived yesterday. His government’s…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Central Police Station in Honiara City have arrested, charged and remanded the accused in relation to the bus stabbing incident that occurred on 19 January 2023 at Koa Hill area. RSIPF Commissioner Mr Mangau says, “The 20 years-old accused was brought into police custody by…
LONDON Community Gospel Choir will be joining choirs in Honiara at a free combined church choir concert to be held this evening at Saint Barnabas Cathedral. The visiting gospel choir will join choirs from Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) and Solomon Islands Full Gospel Association (SIFGA). A statement from British High Commission in Honiara said…
SOLTUNA Limited based out of Noro, Western Province has continued to recognise its employees who have served the company for twenty years and staff who have achieved 100 percent attendance. As of 2022 nine out of its 2000 employees have served the company through thick and thin over the past twenty years. Most of them…
The visiting China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) led by its Vice Chairman Mr. Tang Wenghong recently held a comprehensive and productive dialogue with Permanent Secretaries of line Ministries on the development cooperation between Solomon Islands and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The development dialogue provides an opportunity for fruitful exchanges that culminated into…
THE Malaita Full Assembly Meeting for the original budget 2023-2024 is scheduled for Monday next week. The Malaita Provincial Speaker, Ronnie Butala, confirmed this in a notice put up for the meeting. The Provincial Public Accounts Committee PPAC is currently scrutinising the budget ahead of the meeting next week. The notice put up by Speaker…
The Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council, Kurt Campbell defends the security deal amongst Australia, UK and US as an effort to respond to a rapidly changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific region THE new defense pact between Australia and the United Kingdom and United States, known as…
Meet Inspector Warwick McKee, a New Zealand (NZ) Police advisor who was deployed here to work under the Solomon Island Support Programme (SIPSP) to assist the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF). Inspector McKee has a big heart which drives him to do the job voluntarily at his own time. This is very small but…
Director General of International Planned Parenthood Federation and a team from Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association have paid a courtesy call to the Prime Hon. Minister Manasseh Sogavare Wednesday. Dr. Alvaro Bermejo was accompanied by officials from the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) and also SIPPA board president and board members. Prime Minister Manasseh…